even though alex rodriguez never failed a drug test. part of a sweeping allegation that led to other players tied to a defunct clinic. >> it really sends a message to really all athletes that if the league wants to get rid of you, they can get rid of you. there is no player bigger than the league for which he plays. >> reporter: rodriguez issued a statement today about the ruling pursuing relief in federal court. the deck has been stacked against me since day one, rodriguez wrote. i have been clear i never used performance enhancing substances as alleged. no player should have to go through what i have been dealing with. in november, rodriguez surprised the new york city radio host shortly after storming out of a negotiating session when the baseball's chief arbitrator fredric horowitz ruled that the commissioner, bud selig, did not have to testify in person. >> i just -- i lost my mind. i kicked a briefcase and slammed it and ran out of the room. i knew the system was restricted and i knew it was not fair. >> reporter: the season-long